Detritus of Empire

Wandering unsupervised in various real and imaginary places. Detritus reflects my interests in robotics, travel, history and the odder aspects of the world around me.

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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Minnesota State Fair-Heads of Butter

The Minnesota State Fair can be a little difficult to explain to non-natives. It's big, gaudy, exhausting and something you simply have...

Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Charley Horse

I had known the tale of Old Hoss Radbourne for many years, but when I brushed up a little to present it as an inspirational blog posting I w...

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Old Hoss Radbourne

A brief aside. Not everyone is a serious baseball fan. Yes, in particular I am thinking of my small but devoted following from Serbia who ...

Monday, August 29, 2011

Burleigh Grimes-An inspiration to us all.

As the 2011 baseball season winds down we fans of the Minnesota Twins are not a happy lot. The shuttle bus from the Big League team to the ...

Friday, August 26, 2011

The Last Baby

(Note: this was written a few years ago, in my last weeks practicing Family Medicine) I think this was the last one. I am planning a j...

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The King and his Court

I think that only once in my life have I literally not believed what I was seeing. By that I mean that the light was good, my view was unim...

Monday, August 22, 2011

The Honey War of 1839

Wondering about useless things can often lead in interesting directions. After discovering the Treaty of Ouchy that ended the Italo-Turkish...

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Tacitus: Having over the many years of my medical career seen too many hard working folks post pone retirement and tip over shortly after their farewell party I have adopted a Carpe Diem policy. Retire at 60. And don't let 'em throw you a party. Its working so far.

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